ME-110

ENGINEERING DRAWING AND

GRAPHICS

Week 3
Topics
• Line Convention

• Sheet layout

• Lettering and Dimensioning

Standards
• Rules that define how a technical drawing is to be
constructed
• Standards provide us portability and allow us to interpret
drawings from other places in the world
• They provide rules for dimensioning, line types and sheet
formats
• Different regions, countries and industries may use
different standards
• Three most widely used standards are American National
Standards Institute (ANSI), International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) and Japanese Industry Standards (JIS)
• We shall use different practices where appropriate and/or
convenient in this class
Paper Size

‘A’ paper sizes: ISO 216 standard

Source: http://www.papersizes.org/a-paper-sizes.htm
Sheet Layout
• All drawings have a border and title block

• Borders will protect your drawing from damage at the

edges

• Draw borders of 10 mm width for A2, A3 and A4 size sheets

• Draw borders of 20 mm width for A0 and A1 sheets

Sheet Layout
Sheet Layout: Title Block
Use this template for the title block. All dimensions
are in mm.
Sheet Layout
• A one-view drawing is centered in the drawing space

• A multi-view drawing is adjusted as shown on the next

slides
Sheet Layout: Placement of 2-View Drawing
Sheet Layout: Placement of 3-View Drawing
Scale
• The scale should be mentioned on the drawing as a ratio

• Actual size = 1:1

• Reduction scale = 1:X

Recommended reduced scales are 1:2, 1:5, 1:10, 1:20,
1:50, 1:100, 1:200, 1:500, 1:1000

• Enlargement scale = X:1

Recommended enlargement scales are 2:1, 5:1, 10:1,
20:1, 50:1, 100:1
Lines
• Ensure that there is clear contrast between thin and thick lines.

• The approximate values of thickness of lines are meant to differentiate

between different lines, and do not influence rejection or acceptance of a
drawing.

• The same goes for lengths of dots and dashes. They can vary, but must remain
consistent throughout a drawing.

• Deviations from suggested width values are acceptable as long as there is

consistency in your drawing and it is possible to differentiate between the line
types.

• Approximate width of THICK lines is 0.6 mm (ASME standard).

• Approximate width of THIN lines is 0.3 mm (ASME standard).

• Use construction lines for all preliminary work. Make sure you erase them at
the end.
Drawing Pencils

TASK PENCIL GRADE

CONSTRUCTION LINES, GUIDE
3H, 2H
LINES
DIMENSION LINES, LEADER
LINES, HIDDEN LINES,
CROSSHATCHING LINES,
CENTER LINES, PHANTOM 2H, H
LINES, STITCH LINES, LONG
BREAK LINES, EXTENSION
LINES
VISIBLE LINES, CUTTING PLANE
LINES, LETTERING, FREEHAND H, F, HB
BREAK LINES